At SURF, the advanced computing and networking program at SURF strives to comprehend the impact of different technologies on scientific applications. One such promising technology is programmable/configurable hardware, and in particular FPGAs. We attempt to investigate the impact and the role of this technology in the future of HPC ecosystem. In order to achieve that goal, we have initiated a collaboration with the Dutch hardware acceleration network, and together we received the 4TU.NIRICT grant to boost this technology and create the FPGA community within the Netherlands. The plan is to create a platform to gather FPGA researchers and experts from both academia and industry. Therefore, SURF in collaboration with the HWAcc network has started to organize a series of FPGA workshops known as FIRE: FPGA Innovation Research Exchange. In parallel, we have started to write a survey paper about (recent) FPGA activities in Dutch affiliated universities and also in industry. More details of each workshop can be found here:
1. First edition: https://communities.surf.nl/en/future-computing-and-networking/article/fire-fpga-innovation-research-exchange
2. Second edition: https://communities.surf.nl/en/future-computing-and-networking/article/fire-fpga-innovation-research-exchange-second-edition
3. Third edition: https://communities.surf.nl/en/future-computing-and-networking/article/fire-fpga-innovation-research-exchange-third-edition
4. Fourth edition: https://communities.surf.nl/en/future-computing-and-networking/article/fire-fpga-innovation-research-exchange-fourth-edition